Economic development

The file relates to economic development in the Trucial States. It includes correspondence concerning:

• Purchase of aerial photographs of Abu Dhabi by Hunting Aerosurveys (1)
• Trucial States development estimates for 1961-62 (2-3, 11)
• Cost of aerial photography and ground control and mapping for the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (4)
• Salient points from Mr Griffiths's report on current development projects in Dubai; Griffiths's report on development projects in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, including a hand drawn diagram of the Muscat-Sohar road (5, 15)
• Aerial survey and mapping of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah by Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited (6, 9)
• Increased costs of development projects in Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah (7)
• Retention of Sir William Halcrow & Partners as consultants for the Trucial States Development programme (8, 14)
• Record of a description of Abu Dhabi by Abdulla Nimr Shalabi on Amman radio's programme for 'the Arab Gulf' (10)
• Administration of the Trucial States Development Programme (12-13)